Women who use positive humor to describe themselves have a more positive view of their body image than those who use self-deprecating humor. Those who have negative body image and use self-defeating humor are more likely to have worse eating habits.
Researchers have designed a shared-laughter AI system that responds to human laughter in order to build a sense of empathy into dialogue.
By two months, 50% of infants begin to appreciate humor, researchers report. 50% of infants being to produce humor at 11 months. Children under one appreciate auditory, physical, and visual humor, including tickling, funny voices, and funny faces. Two-year-olds appreciate humor based on language development.
The link between humor and intelligence appears to be much stronger in children than in adults, a new study reports.
Humorous interventions and conversations could be effective ways to influence people's behavior and intentions surrounding their health.
Researchers say the use and appreciation of humor is positive for overall wellbeing and psychological health.
Young adults are more likely to recall and share information pertaining to politics and government policy if it is presented in a humorous, entertaining manner.
Finding humor in life can help to improve happiness and reduce stress.
Canned laughter tracks increase how funny we find a joke and how much we laugh, even when the jokes are groan-worthy. Testing the hypothesis on both neurotypical people and those on the autism spectrum, researchers found the effect was universal.
Researchers identify the top ten funniest words in the English language and determine there are two main kinds of predictors for the funniness of the words; those related to the form and those related to the word's meaning.
Researchers report humor can be good in certain situation, but its effectiveness depends on your end goals.
Researchers document how the brain's physiology changes when people try to be funny.
